... profiling ofbacterial gene expression intherhizosphere Microarray profiling ofbacterial gene expression intherhizosphere (a-c) Global gene expression of P putida KT2440 was analyzed inthe ... before and after applying adjustments inthe P value Out ofthe 57 Bonferroni genes, 54 are included inthe 90 overlapping rup genes ies present inthe genome of KT2440 were induced intherhizosphere ... (PP0109 and PP0110) are induced intherhizosphereIn other microorganisms, the Pho regulon has been implicated, among other processes, in biofilm formation and includes genes for the synthesis of...
... can be oxidized in brain homogenates and that catalase is involved inthe accumulation of acetaldehyde inthe brain [27], explaining its presence despite the absence of ADH1 andthe fact that acetaldehyde ... involvement of ADH1 and ADH4 in ethanol oxidation in brain tissue Regarding retinoid metabolism inthe adult brain, enzymes other than ADH4 must be active, because in vivo andin vitro data indicate ... ADH3 mRNA inthe granular layer of human cerebellum Table compiles our findings in adult brain tissue of all three species Discussion Thedistributionof ADHs inthe brain is of particular interest...
... due the fact that the increase in biomass negatively affected the growth andsurvivalofthe clams Inthe bigger stocking size (1.7 cm), the final production ofthe clam was significant increased ... survival rate The biomass gained therefore was reduced accordingly with increasing of stocking biomass although the increase of final production was evident However, SGR andsurvivalofthe treatments ... difference (p>0.05) inthe biomass gained inthe treatment T5 and T6 nor percentage of biomass gained inthe treatments T7 and T8 In both size groups, the increase in biomass certainly impacted net...
... to the fact that the increase in biomass negatively affected the growth andsurvivalofthe clams Inthe bigger stocking size (1.7 cm), the final production ofthe clam was significantly increased ... The estimation ofthe economic benefit of clam cultured inthe intertidal areas is showed in table The net profit is calculated based on the output cost and input cost and price ofthe clam The ... difference (p>0.05) inthe biomass gained inthe treatment T5 and T6 nor percentage of biomass gained inthe treatments T7 and T8 In both size groups, the increase in biomass certainly impacted on...
... cells with the dominant function of water and minerals supply The ratio between the fine root length andthe number of root tips is an indicator ofthe intensity ofthe fine root forking A direct ... altitudinal zone The values ofthe total fine root biomass inthe intermediate forest correspond to the data presented by other authors Thedistributionofthe total fine root length inthe soil profile ... between the specific density of root tips inthe finest diameter class of fine roots andthe soil depth The decrease inthe root tip number is caused rather by the increasing root Table 6 Mean and...
... immunofluorescence and 3,3-diaminobenzidine disclosure) for aggrecan andthe staining intensity increased with time post injection (Figures and 5b) Aggrecan matrix staining within the vicinity ofthe injected ... performed the type X collagen and Alizarin red staining, and participated in interpretation ofthe data AJF participated in interpretation ofthe data and contributed to the preparation ofthe final ... strategy and reducing costs Future studies will involve the investigation ofthe behaviour of these cells following injection into degenerate human IVD tissue explants, andthe influence of a loaded,...
... avian and human influenza viruses may utilize these receptors for binding to initiate infections The presence of avian receptors inthe trachea and bronchial epithelium and their absence in other ... spleen, and cecal tonsils) tested Inthe brain, positive staining for avian type receptors was found inthe meningeal layer surrounding the brain (Fig 3F) The sections ofthe Pillai and Lee Virology ... Thedistributionofthe avian receptors varied from 40-70% in most ofthe epithelial cells of large intestine inthe bird species (Table 1) We did not observe the presence of either type of receptors...
... In 1995 the original sample of 8000 adults aged 20–69 years was randomly selected from the Finnish Population Registre Center to represent the adult populationof Helsinki, Finland Randomization ... post-bronchodilation FET resulting in increase of FVC inthe absence of significant change in FEV6 The small arrows show subjects with significantly improved FEV6 inthe absence of increase in FVC, caused by ... changes in FVC, FEV6 or FET during the bronchodilation test There were four subjects with the increase of FVC from the baseline at least 12% and 200 ml, yielding a population prevalence of 0.6%...
... approaches inthe surveillance of absent or emerging infectious diseases in cattle Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Figure Thepopulationof Swedish ... for the potential biasing effects of variance instability due to differences inthe size ofthepopulation at risk, and (ii) considering the estimates from neighboring areas [22] Presence of global ... regarding the prevalence and geographical distributionof BCV and BRSV The aim ofthe present study was to identify possible high risk areas for BCV and BRSV infections inthe beef cattle population...
... produced in other parts ofthe gastrointestinal tract During grain-based SARA, more starch may enter the lower digestive tract including the ileum andthe large intestine where the metabolite profile ... amounts of grain (60% of DM) When cattle were fed more than 80% grain, the E coli count was further increased Grain feeding (90% grain inthe diet) increased the numbers of anaerobic bacteria inthe ... Interestingly, the corresponding DM intake in their study was 13.33, 15.28, 14.68 and 16.04 kg/d, respectively, and increasing the amount of barley grain inthe diet significantly increased DM intake...
... to data and take responsibility for the integrity ofthe data andthe accuracy ofthe analysis References 10 Conclusion The present study confirms the existence of a large populationof high-risk ... accounting for 83.8% of deaths but for only 12.5% of admissions (Table 1) Mortality rates were much greater inthe high-risk population than inthe standard population Patients inthe high-risk population ... Surgical admissions to the ICU were identified inthe ICNARC database by the source of admission (either operating theatre or operating theatre via ward), and were only included if the primary reason...
... OFTHE IMPACT OF POLYMORPHISMS ON CANDIDATE GENES OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS AND ASTHMA ON DISEASE OUTCOMES INTHE SINGAPORE POPULATION LIANG XIAOHUI (BACHELOR OF MEDICINE) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE ... (Busse and Lemanske, 2001) On the other hand, the release ofthe inflammatory cytokines leads to the “late phase reaction”, which primarily involves the recruitment and activation of eosinophils, ... disease Gene: An individual unit of heredity Gene is the segment of DNA involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it includes regions preceding and following the coding region (leader and trailer)...
... results inthe formation ofthe notochord, a column of cells that extend along the anterior-posterior axis ofthe embryo and defines the midline ofthe embryo Signals from the notochord induce the ... the cell types ofthe CNS This includes the different types of neurons and glial cells inthe different regions ofthe brain Inthe embryonic CNS, neuroepithelial cells lining the ventricular ... known as the blastocyst The blastocyst then leaves the zona pellucida (the extracellular matrix (ECM) ofthe egg) and implants into the uterine wall The ICM further delaminates to form the epiblast...
... stations, incineration plants, housing, industrial, commercial and other uses Meticulous planning was needed to make the best possible use of its land and sea space to ensure thesurvivalof a city and ... urgent issue ofthe impending ageing ofpopulationin Singapore It is forecasted that the number of persons aged 65 years and above would make up 19% ofthe total populationin 2030 (Singapore Department ... Social interaction Such interactions may consist of casual greetings, meeting with friend, walking together in a park, dining and drinking, asking for help and so on It 32 can be argued that in order...
... at the time audits were not within the remit ofthe local ethics committee Prior to introduction of CPOE, local standards of prescribing existed specifying the tenets of good practice, including ... non-intercepted and intercepted errors were combined) The limitations of this study andthe potential for bias discussed previously must be borne in mind when interpreting these results Some ofthe ... reduction inthe probability of treatment being timely and effective or an unintentional significant increase inthe risk of harm when compared with generally accepted practice [8] During the monitoring...
... to double inthe future andthe majority of these mid- to high-latitude wetlands were dominated by representatives ofthe Pinaceae (pine family) as is the case today inthe boreal wetlands, it ... debate by the International Stratigraphic Commission, the beginning ofthe Pleistocene now coincides with the base ofthe Quaternary (Gibbard et al 2009) The Holocene begins at the end ofthe Pleistocene ... sediment basins that formed east ofthe Rocky Mountains in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado in response to the uplift or formation ofthe Rocky Mountains) Fluvial, bottomland/floodplain, and swamp...
... also evident inthe Fabry mice (Fig 7A) The VT1 binding inthe Fabry mouse lung (Fig 7C) was increased inthe bronchiolar epithelium Staining of bronchiolar epithelial cells inthe lung was significantly ... [9] andthe effect of a maintenance dosing of CsA on the recovery of serum Gb3 levels after termination of ERT was determined ERT is an effective means of eliminating serum Gb3, and Gb3 remained ... staining is brown The section is counter stained with hematoxylin (B) In situ staining of renal VT1 bound in vivo VT1 (50 lg per mouse) injected i.p and bound within the kidney was immunostained...
... Levels of MIH and CHH inthe sinus gland during the moult cycle As individual SG from single crabs always contained almost identical profiles and quantities of peptides (preliminary experiments using ... of MIH and CHH on the target tissue, receptor binding, a second messenger pathway, MIH and CHH peptide and transcript levels inthe XO with reference to the moult stage ofthe crustacean During ... investigated levels of MIH and CHH peptides inthe sinus gland and levels of transcripts in XO neurones during the moult cycle, to see whether significant events, such as up- or down-regulation of transcription...
... stranded sequence was determined for a region of this construct containing galA and some ofthe flanking regions, resulting inthe genomic sequence of A niger galA The presence of one putative intron ... control ofthe xylanolytic activator protein [32,41] The increase in expression levels of galA inthe CREA mutant, indicates that at least one ofthe detected putative CREA binding sites inthe promoter ... proteins The three arabinogalactans were incubated with GALA for 15 min, 30 min, h and 20 h to determine the substrate specificity ofthe enzyme The degradation ofthe polymer Ó FEBS 2002 and subsequent...
... labor; other costs; and operating interest Capital ownership costs include the annualized cost of maintaining the capital investment (economic depreciation and interest) inthe dairy operation, and ... However, the prior research is limited in terms ofthe scope andthe depth of data supporting the analyses This study addresses these limitations, taking advantage of a unique nationwide data set of ... to the organic approach with the hope of improving farm profitability Despite the growing number of organic dairy operations there is little information about the relative costs and returns of...